"Though Iranian officials have only just now designated the mullet as a form of 'Western cultural invasion,' the haircut has always been with us. But the emergence of a national and global awareness of style trends has transformed personal tonsorial choices into matters of public concern and obsession. When long locks became popular for men in the early 1970s, along with afros, ponytails, and shaggy sideburns, the mullet was simply another stylized variant."
In light of new restrictions in Iran, Jessica Dweck in Slate considers the history of the mullet. (And she includes a link to the 1994 Grand Royal magazine article that kicked off mullet analysis.)
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